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  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    First Avenue's 20 best concerts: The complete list

    Related:First Avenue: An archived history via flyers, riders & contractsFirst Avenue's 40 years of rock 'n' rollTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete listFirst Avenue is undoubtedly among the premier rock clubs in the country -- possibly the world. Since 1970, the building at the interse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    First Avenue's 20 best concerts: #10-1

    Related:Slideshow: First Avenue: An archived history via flyers, riders & contracts First Avenue's 20 best concerts: #20-11First Avenue's 40 years of rock 'n' rollTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list10. Basement Jaxx, First Avenue, 10/08/01Basement Jaxx's first appearance in Minne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    7 Ghostface Killah songs showing his softer side

    ​For the many who hold Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers among their favorites, Ghostface Killah's upcoming visit to Minneapolis is an event that'll be remembered for some time. Mark 4/20 on your calendar, and along with De La Soul coming, Cabooze is pulling to get that "flyover rap capital" thing re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Up in the air: How Minneapolis became a flyover city for major rap artists

    ​It was 1998, the Smokin Grooves Tour was in its second year, and a group of friends and I were geeked out about going to the show. Public Enemy, Gang Starr, Wyclef Jean, Cypress Hill and others were booked, but everyone was waiting and most excited for Busta Rhymes, known for his killer live show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    YouTube Killed the Parody Star: 2010's Worst Parodies

    ​The year of someone's Lord two-thousand some-odd was monumental in many ways, a zeitgeist perfectly embodied by emerging artists like Ke$ha and Far East Movement. But where there's smoke there's fire or maybe burning incense and a ritual of popular exorcism. You may be thinking "that makes perfec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    The Week That Was: Wyclef v. Bieber, Talib Kweli returns, N.E.R.D.'s self-canonization

    ​Last week, you hurried to begin Christmas shopping, finish buying Thanksgiving trimmings, and scrounge enough spare change to buy yourself a copy of Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday. And while you weren't paying much or any attention - and who could blame you? - all of this stuff happened.

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Kanye West flips cocktail party guest list into overloaded, blah single

    ​If there's a Guinness record for "most pop artists performing on a pop single," it's probably held by "We Are The World" or its lame-ass sequel from earlier this year. But "All of the Lights" - the fourth single from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - boasts a longer and more random guest list t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    The Week That Was: Monday, October 11 through Friday, October 15

    ​ Last week? Last week was so several days ago. At this point - polishing off that third mug of crap, employer-subsidized coffee, valiantly procrastinating last week's leftover to-do items, beating yourself about the head and face to stay awake - you probably can barely remember what your name is, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    'Equality is the prime rib of America' and other surreal political moments in pop music

    ​Lady Gaga proclaimed yesterday that "Equality is the prime rib of America," simultaneously empowering and confusing the hell out of legions of GLBT activists as they rallied against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." While the nation's top socio-political scientists try to decode what Gaga could have possi ... More >>

  • Music

    September 8, 2010

    5ingles

    ​Lady Gaga proclaimed yesterday that "Equality is the prime rib of America," simultaneously empowering and confusing the hell out of legions of GLBT activists as they rallied against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." While the nation's top socio-political scientists try to decode what Gaga could have possi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    The Top 9 sellingoutest musicians in pop history

    ​ Proudly gay pop icon Elton John last month played Rush Limbaugh's most recent wedding, obviously bringing into question Elton's valuation of morals over-- do we really need to spell this out for you? Bottom line is it was a sellout for the record books. Here's some other sad cases of how th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    "We Are The World" remake debuts, means well, mostly underwhelms

    Somebody should have just written a new song from scratch and called it anything else.

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    The Decemberists, Dave Matthews, many more record music for Haiti

    Many sites are offering free, exclusive music in exchange for Haiti donations.

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Rhymesayers announces benefit for Haiti

    Brother Ali, Sage Francis, Toki Wright, Sims, and more will join forces for a Haiti fundraiser.

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Hip Hop for Haiti benefit planned for next week

    The local community will rally for Haiti next Tuesday.

  • Music

    December 5, 2007

    What's Playing

    Top 10 spins this week at 101.3, KDWB

  • Music

    October 24, 2007

    What's Playing

    The top ten tracks this week on KTTB, B96 FM

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2007

    Top 10 MN music video moments of 2006

    The top ten tracks this week on KTTB, B96 FM

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2004

    "What's the frequency, Kerry?" is your Benzedrine uhuh

    The top ten tracks this week on KTTB, B96 FM

  • Movies

    September 15, 2004

    That Sly Ol' Fox

    Our favorite 'Candidate' returns--to Madison Square Garden

  • Movies

    July 28, 2004

    Same As It Ever Was

    Jonathan Demme makes 'The Manchurian Candidate' familiarly modern

  • Arts

    December 20, 2000

    2000: The Year In Music

    Jonathan Demme makes 'The Manchurian Candidate' familiarly modern

  • Music

    November 15, 2000

    N'Dour Endures

    A world-music star from 1970s Senegal finds his place in the age of hip hop

  • Music

    September 13, 2000

    Saved by the Bell

    Former hip-hop collaborators Wyclef Jean and Canibus battle their personal demons--and each other

  • Music

    April 5, 2000

    Sound Check

    Former hip-hop collaborators Wyclef Jean and Canibus battle their personal demons--and each other

  • Movies

    April 21, 1999

    Bustin' Loose

    Former hip-hop collaborators Wyclef Jean and Canibus battle their personal demons--and each other

  • Music

    September 23, 1998

    Sucka Punch

    Former hip-hop collaborators Wyclef Jean and Canibus battle their personal demons--and each other

  • Music

    June 17, 1998

    John Forte: Poly Sci

    Former hip-hop collaborators Wyclef Jean and Canibus battle their personal demons--and each other

  • Music

    May 27, 1998

    Big Punisher: Capital Punishment

    Former hip-hop collaborators Wyclef Jean and Canibus battle their personal demons--and each other

  • Music

    February 18, 1998

    Born on the Bayou

    Ghetto Thang: Coolbone leads a new school of musicians rediscovering the lost sound of the "other" New Orleans.

  • Music

    April 16, 1997

    Muggs Presents... The Soul Assassins (Chapter I) by various artists

    Ghetto Thang: Coolbone leads a new school of musicians rediscovering the lost sound of the "other" New Orleans.

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